LS7 postcode area guide — Leeds

Where is LS7?

Broadband & internet speeds in LS7

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the LS7 postcode district (Leeds) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 674 postcodes Ofcom measures in LS7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 95.9%.

Around 0% of premises in LS7 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in LS7

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Mobile signal around Leeds

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Leeds district (394,701 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in LS7

Police recorded 509 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LS7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in LS7

Based on 241 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LS7 is £268,850, down 5.0% on the previous year (£283,000).

Latest recorded sales in LS7

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Leeds demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Leeds district (811,953 residents, 341,466 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around LS7

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in LS7

237 rated food businesses operate in LS7. 129 hold the top rating of 5, 52 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Abaseen Chapeltown, Al-Khidmat Centre, Alder Tree Primary School, Aldi, Aldi (Meanwood).

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in LS7

From a sample of 256 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 LS7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Leeds

Landlines around LS7 typically use:

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What's it like living in LS7?

Postcodes in LS7

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.